Hospice fun day at supermarket on Saturday

A charity has received a welcome boost after the Bracknell branch of a supermarket decided to make it its charity partner.

Sainsbury’s in Bagshot Road has decided to support Thames Hospicecare in London Road, Ascot, as its partner for the next year.

This means the hospice, which looks after people with terminal and life-limiting illnesses in and around Bracknell, was chosen after hundreds of customers nominated it to receive support.

The charity will now benefit from money raised at the supermarket’s events until next August.

These include a fun day on Saturday, when shoppers at Bagshot Road will be able to enjoy stalls and games like name the teddy and guess the number of sweets in the jar, between midday and 4pm on Saturday.

Staff will also be doing collections for the charity.

Claire Sugg of Thames Hospicecare said: “We’re really excited to be partnering with Sainbury’s and have been getting our heads together to think of ways to raise money.”